PT TOMORROW: NL West—Van Slyke in the infield?
Feb 27 2015
Current playing time projections have a near-even split between Yasmani Grandal (C, LA) and A.J. Ellis (C, LA) behind the dish for LA, and that seems to be the club's line entering camp as well. However, the current brain trust gave up Matt Kemp (OF, SD) for Grandal's services, and Grandal offers much more potential from a fantasy standpoint than Ellis. Grandal finished strong in the second half of 2014 (.251 xBA, 150 PX, 55 BPV), and we'll bet that he ends up with more starts than Ellis by season's end.
The signings of Howie Kendrick (2B, LA) and Jimmy Rollins (SS, LA) will further push Alex Guerrero (2B, LA) down the PT ladder for LA entering 2015. Guerrero got a brief cup of coffee last September, but only racked...
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